In the early 1940s, the British Ministry of Defense (MoD) published a set of specifications for a wristwatch to be issued to their soldiers. The specifications are commonly referred to as WWW, or Watch Wristlet Waterproof. Twelve companies submitted watches that met the criteria: Cyma, Buren, Eterna, Grana, Jaeger LeCoultre, Omega, Lemania, Longines, IWC,Record, Timor and Vertex.

This CYMA WWW is one of the best examples of Dirty Dozen, untouched, never polished.

The 38mm case (41mm crown included) is also the largest of the dozen, making it a bit easier to wear today.

Serviced 2 weeks ago, perfect patina on dial.

The steel crown is a healthy 6.6mm wide, making it easy to grip and wind. The movement in these is the Cyma caliber 234, a 15-jewel manual wind movement. Interestingly, this movement does not have a shock protected balance. Closing the movement in is a soft-iron dust cover, which also helps with anti-magnetic protection.

The lugs have fixed bars (meaning bars are soldered onto the case). With fixed bars, you're most basic option with regard to straps are mil-straps, but there are also open-ended straps designed for fixed lugs.